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Gunfire Sparks Chase In Maryland, Suspect Tosses Loaded Rifle From SUV Before Arrest: Sheriff Gunfire Sparks Chase In Maryland, Suspect Tosses Loaded Rifle From SUV Before Arrest: Sheriff
Gunfire Sparks Chase In Maryland, Suspect Tosses Loaded Rifle From SUV Before Arrest: Sheriff Gunfire shattered the night in Southern Maryland when deputies on patrol heard shots ring out — setting off a chase that ended with a suspect in cuffs and a loaded rifle tossed from a fleeing SUV, authorities said. Vanecalus Quntya Alexander, 38, took deputies from the St. Mary's Sheriff's Office on a brief pursuit before ultimately surrendering after attempting to evade his arrest. At around 9:30 p.m. on Monday, March 9, deputies heard gunshots while on patrol in Lexington Park and immediately responded to Bunker Hill Drive.  Upon arrival, deputies found a red Chevrolet Equinox …

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Police & Fire
Trooper Hurt When Woman Rams Police SUV In Wild Overnight Chase From Virginia Into Maryland Trooper Hurt When Woman Rams Police SUV In Wild Overnight Chase From Virginia Into Maryland
Trooper Hurt When Woman Rams Police SUV In Wild Overnight Chase From Virginia Into Maryland A late-night pursuit that crossed state lines ended with a crashed vehicle, a trooper hospitalized, and a Howard County woman in custody after she rammed a Virginia State Police patrol car, authorities said. Virginia State Police said a trooper was injured during an overnight pursuit that began shortly after 11:45 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 29, in Alexandria, when police spotted a stolen vehicle and attempted a traffic stop. Police said the driver — later identified as 24-year-old Elkridge resident Naturi Michon Hayes — refused to stop, leading troopers onto Route 1 southbound and then I-495 east…

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Police & Fire
Suspect In Stolen DC Car Caught After Maryland Highway Pursuit, Sheriff Says Suspect In Stolen DC Car Caught After Maryland Highway Pursuit, Sheriff Says
Suspect In Stolen DC Car Caught After Maryland Highway Pursuit, Sheriff Says A suspected car thief led deputies on a wild chase across county lines before finally being stopped with spike strips on a Maryland highway, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office announced. Kazon King Cassion, 25, who has no fixed address, was arrested on Sunday, June 8, after a stolen car investigation turned into a pursuit that ended in neighboring Charles County, investigators said Monday. Deputies were investigating a commercial burglary in Lexington Park when they spotted a suspicious vehicle near Old Horse Landing Road and Mount Zion Church Road in Mechanicsville, according to the sh…

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Traffic
Motorcyclist Going 100+ MPH Dies In Fiery Crash After Pursuit On I-66 In Virginia: State Police Motorcyclist Going 100+ MPH Dies In Fiery Crash After Pursuit On I-66 In Virginia: State Police
Motorcyclist Going 100+ MPH Dies In Fiery Crash After Pursuit On I-66 In Virginia: State Police A motorcyclist speeding at more than 100 mph died in a fiery crash on I-66 after fleeing from police in Fairfax County, authorities said. The crash happened shortly after 12 a.m. Sunday, April 27, when a Virginia State Police trooper spotted the motorcycle flying eastbound on I-66 near Nutley Street, officials said. When the trooper attempted a traffic stop, the rider refused to pull over and sped away, prompting a short pursuit, police said. The trooper quickly terminated the pursuit for safety reasons and slowed down, but moments later came across a crash involving the same motorcycle an…

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Police & Fire
Fugitive Wanted In Fairfax Caught After $1K Lingerie Heist: Stafford Sheriff Fugitive Wanted In Fairfax Caught After $1K Lingerie Heist: Stafford Sheriff
Fugitive Wanted In Fairfax Caught After $1K Lingerie Heist: Stafford Sheriff A New York man who stole a suitcase stuffed with lingerie from a Virginia T.J. Maxx was caught after leading deputies on a bizarre pursuit through North Stafford, authorities said. A wanted man is behind bars after a high-speed pursuit in Stafford County ended with his arrest—and the recovery of more than $1,000 in stolen underwear, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. Deputies were called to the T.J. Maxx on Stafford Market Place around 8:40 p.m. Friday, April 11 in North Stafford, for a reported theft.  Witnesses said store security had chased the suspect out of the st…

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News
Traffic Stop Of Teen Leads To Charges For Trio In Maryland Busted With Handgun Stolen In VA: PD Traffic Stop Of Teen Leads To Charges For Trio In Maryland Busted With Handgun Stolen In VA: PD
Traffic Stop Of Teen Leads To Charges For Trio In Maryland Busted With Handgun Stolen In VA: PD A group of suspects put police through their paces in Frederick County during a short-lived pursuit early on Thursday afternoon.  There were no shortage of charges for a trio who did their best, but weren't quick enough to avoid their arrests on weapon, burglary, and other charges. According to a spokesperson from the Frederick County Police Department, at around 12:15 p.m. on Aug. 22, officers on patrol attempted to stop a 19-year-old driver in the area of Madison Street and Carrollton Street, though Anthony Lee Ferguson, Jr. continued on before stopping near the intersection of Logan…

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Traffic
Pursuit From Fairfax Into Maryland Ends With Three Children, Adult Injured (DEVELOPING) Pursuit From Fairfax Into Maryland Ends With Three Children, Adult Injured (DEVELOPING)
Pursuit From Fairfax Into Maryland Ends With Three Children, Adult Injured (Developing) One adult and three children were injured in a Thursday morning crash following a pursuit that started in Virginia and ended on I-495 in Maryland, officials say. Shortly after 8:45 a.m. on Thursday morning, Virginia State Police attempted to stop a vehicle heading north on I-95 in Fairfax County, when the driver sped away, prompting a pursuit. The driver was reportedly the subject of an Amber Alert that was issued out of Virginia Beach late on Wednesday night. Prince George's County fire officials say that three children and one adult were all injured in the rollover crash in Rockville at …

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Police & Fire
Fredericksburg Fugitive Took Police On 'Slow-Rolling Pursuit' That Ended At McDonald's: Sheriff Fredericksburg Fugitive Took Police On 'Slow-Rolling Pursuit' That Ended At McDonald's: Sheriff
Fredericksburg Fugitive Took Police On 'Slow-Rolling Pursuit' That Ended At McDonald's: Sheriff Jose Medina Cervellon "wanted fries with that," but instead he wound up behind bars in Stafford County after taking sheriff's deputies on a slow-speed pursuit on Sunday night. Dinner was served on a prison tray, not in a bag on Aug. 11 after the 33-year-old Fredericksburg man took deputies on a pursuit that ended in a McDonald's parking lot, officials say. According to a spokesperson from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, at around 8:30 p.m. on Sunday night, a sergeant on patrol at Sheetz on Washington Square Plaza spotted an SUV with an expired inspection sticker. Further investigatio…

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